Heya, so here's the next chapter!!! I would like to take this oportunity to say that I do not own Guys and Dolls or Newsies, though I did get the movie for my 21 b-day...woot! anyway please review...I like to hear what people think.

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FOUR MOTHS LATER.

Time flew by, I got the part of Adelaide, and Jack was Sky. The similarities of the two were uncanny, both liked to gamble, well Jack hadn't in awhile, and both were involved with a church girl. The theater had taken off and was making a mark on the theater world, the play was also getting a lot of attention and I began to get use to seeing the huge crowds waiting to see me and the others perform. Media and Mush's wedding plans had also come together finally, and the day was soon approaching. Dodger was allowed back in the house but she was now working at the hotel full time since she wasn't going to school and was paying a small rent to my parents. I was working part time at the theater but was scheduled to be working there full time soon. Media and Mush had settled to honey moon in the Bahamas and Mush had his mom come stay in the hotel because they had needed help with the wedding planning. It was a Friday night and I had been waiting for this night for a month, the occasion was Media's bachelorette party. It started by Dodger, Ace, me, Spades, Ellie, Dreamer, her sisters Abigal and Spring all going to her work and taking her to the mall. Now this wouldn't have been such a big deal but we all dressed up like Goths before going into the mall which Media loved. After taking funny pictures we went back to our apartment and watched funny childhood videos, gave her necessary gifts that Mush would like and drank virgin margaritas since over half of the group was under 21.

"I love you guys." Media smiled as we lounged around the apartment feeling sleepy and goofy since it was 4am.

"We love you too Media." I said.

"Who would have thought you'd be the first to marry." Dodger said eyeing Media's ring.

"Yeah, but I beat you." My cousin Spring smiled who had been married for 4 years.

"Well you are the oldest." Spades pointed out.

"Wow, things have gone by so fast, Media is getting married, Angel is a star, the business is taking off." Ellie said.

"Speaking of taking off, when are you and David going to be official?' Dreamer asked.

"Uh, it's I don't know."

"Does Mush need to talk to him? Because he's good at it." Media volunteered.

"Um, I don't think so."

"Does he know you like him that much?" I asked seeing Ellie's annoyance regarding David's lack of incentive.

"I thought so but maybe I need to be more clear."

"Are you flirting?" Abigal asked.

"Oh, they flirt!" Mouse giggled.

"What?"

"Okay David is special, he'll catch on." I said wanting to avoid a disagreement.

"So have ya'll ever had popcorn and Mike n Ikes?" Ace asked.

"No can't say that I have."

"Oh I had them at college." Dodger said growing excited over the salty yet sweet treat her and Ace were running to the kitchen to make.

"Don't' make a mess!"

"Hehe." Spades laughed.

"What?"

"You are such a mom."

"Is that a bad thing?"

"How does Jack do with you liking to keep everything clean?" Ellie asked.

"I don't keep everything clean, it's ju-"

"You got that right." Media jested.

"Shush you, no I just think if you make a mess you should clean it up. And Jack agrees."

"Yeah Bumlets, when we go out to eat and he's chewing gun he'll put it on the side of his plate and chew it again after we're done eating." Mouse said.

"And you think it's cute." Abigal smirked.

"I… " Mouse trailed off not being able to defend herself.

"Oh, one time Les forgot we had school and came to class late with his pants unzipped." Dreamer told us as she laughed.

"Wow." I said.

"The orange cat." We heard Spades say. We all looked at her to find she was talking in her sleep. We all began to laugh and after awhile went to bed ourselves. I awoke to Abigal and Media talking over coffee, another trait I realized Media got from her family. I pitter pattered into the kitchen and got some orange juice.

"Good for you being healthy." Abigal teased.

"Huh?" I asked still groggy from the little sleep I had gotten.

"Silly nutt butt." Media smiled.

"I hope Jack remembers to clean his shoes." I said thinking aloud.

"Oh yes…she looked deeply into his hazel eyes as they shimmered with his love for her, her heart began to race as he leaned in close to her and she melted as there lips touched and softly kissed." Media narrated in a soap opera voice referring to a time she walked in on me and Jack kissing after a performance in the theater.

"Media shut up!"

"Hhehehehhehe."

"Wow, no more coffee for you." Abigal said taking Media's coffee away.

"It's gonna be a long day I need it!"

"That's true."

"Speaking of which don't we need to set some stuff up still at the church?" I asked.

"Oh yeah." Media said getting up and heading for the shower. Soon all the girls were up and left to get ready for the day or help the preparations. I went to the church with Media and left her after her mom arrived figuring they would want to talk. I made my rounds around the building making sure everything was in order and snuck in a snack in the kitchen since I was starving. The sanctuary was decked out in beautiful baby blue and champagne streamers and Mush and Media had again compromised with the reception area where the tables had white lace cloths draped over them and a vase of a single red rose placed as center pieces on the tables. I then made my way to the sound booth and found that the CD with their song on it wasn't there. I was debating weather to tell Media that the track was AWOL or start rummaging for it when Spot came up.

"Angel, whaddaya doin?"

"Looking for their wedding song?" I said sheepishly.

"Whaddaya mean?"

"I mean that the CD with the music on it is AWOL!"

"How long has it been missin?"

"Uh, since last night."

"Dat ain't good."

"Ya think?"

"Have ya told Media?"

"No, not yet I'm not sure if I should, she's stressed out enough as it is."

"What about Mush?"

"He scares me."

"Mush scahs ya?"

"If he'd pinned you to a table you would be scared of him too!"

"Dere ain't any tables heah foh him ta pin ya on."

"What do you call those!?" I asked pointing to the reception area.

"Well he ain't dere, derefoh dere ain't no tables where he is."

"True."

"Do ya need me ta talk ta him?"

"Would you?"

"Fine. Just keep lookin foh it."

"No problem there."

"Aight if I ain't back in ten minutes, staht plannin me funeral." Spot gulped.

"WHAT?"

"I'se just jokin, I hope. I hope ya ain't dis bad when ya get mahhied." He grumbled leaving the area.

"Come here little CD…" I said trying to coax it out of hiding.

Spot found Mush in the sanctuary looking over things. He took a breath and walked over to Mush to tell him the news.

"Heya Mush."

"Hey Spot."

"Uh, we'se got a little problem…"

"There's always a little problem."

"Well uh da reception CD…uh it's missin."

"You mean the one with our song on it is missing?"

"Dat would be da one, yes."

"So, ach, crap."

"I'se sahhy, uh we'se lookin foh it dough."

"Ok, um, where was the last place anyone saw it?"

"Last night…in da techie booth…thing."

"And it's not there now?"

"Angel said it was missin."

"If Angel found that out, then why are you the one telling me?"

"We flipped a coin and I lost."

"I'm not going to get mad, it's not the end of the world." Mush said clenching his fists.

"I FOUND IT, I FOUND IT!!!!" I yelled running in, the CD in my hand.

"You found it?" Mush asked.

"No I thought I would get your hopes up before I dash them to pieces, yes I found it!"

"Any other day, I'd threaten to do something to you, but not today."

"Good because then Media would be short one maid of honor."

"Yeah, so I noticed that Jack looked a little annoyed at the rehearsal when Jason was escorting you."

"Yeah, you'd think he'd be okay with it considering the play we just did, but whatever."

"Just so long as they don't start a scene, they'll be fine."

"I'll keep Jack in check."

"Yeah I'll keep an eye on Jason."

"Why do you say that?" I asked raising my eyebrow.

"Jason is one who likes to fly by the seat of his pants."

"Oh, if he tries anything with me, Jack will be the least of your worries."

"Nah he won't start anything with you."

"Good."

"All right, I will take this and put it where it is supposed to be." Mush said grabbing the CD.

"Heya Mush, Don't trip when ya walk down da aisle." Spot laughed.

"I'm more worried about Angel." Mush laughed.

"HEY!"

"Out of the two of us you're more likely to trip."

"Yeah but everybody's gonna be watchin you!"

"Are you purposely trying to freak me out?"

"Yes he is." I said.

"What it's da only safe time ta do it, he's gonna be gone foh a week."

"True."

"I'm not gone yet." Mush said tackling Spot.

"Um, don't hurt each other, because Media will kill you for getting beat up on your wedding day." I said watching them brawl.

"Haha, that's a funny sight." Media's dad chuckled as he walked up next to me.

"Yeah, it won't be if they hurt each other."

"A little rough housing never hurt anything."

"That is true."

Just then my mom found us.

"Oh it's so beautiful!" she said getting teary eyed.

"You are so weird." I said under my breath.

"So Maggie, I hear your house is getting empty."

"My girls are all growing up." She said grabbing me.

"And the boy's not?" My uncle said nodding to Spot.

"Well, he is, but he's not ready to leave yet."

"Hehe, that's what you think." I smiled inwardly.

"So Angelica, since Aleisha's going to be moving out, who will you be rooming with?"

"Uhm, actually, Sean was thinking about it." I said.

"Oh that'll be good for him."

"Yeah. Plus Dad feels better about me living on my own."

"And when is he leaving?" My mom asked shocked at the news.

"Uh as soon as I get back from New York."

"Why are you going there?" My uncle asked.

"Well, my boyfriend is going on business that I'm involved in and he wants me to come." I said eyeing my mom.

"You'll have fun there, probably go shopping or whatever it is that you and Aleisha always do."

"Yeah, we're pretty much going to stay around Broadway though."

"Take pictures." My mom said hitting me.

"I was going to." I said rubbing my shoulder.

"Looks like this is where the party is at." Jason said walking up.

"I, uh, need to go find Jack." I said quickly disappearing.

I walked into the hallway and really did start looking for him. It was time for the wedding party to start getting ready. I found Blink heading towards the men's room where they were getting changed and stopped him.

"Hey Blink have you seen Jack?"

"Who?"

"Jack…"

"Nah I'se just live wid im but I aint nevah seen im befoh."

"Smartass."

"Hehe. Ya he's in dere."

"Tell him to clean his shoes."

"Holy crap he was right!"

"What?"

"We made a bit on wheadda oh not ya'd say dat."

"Cute cute."

"Yeah I'll tell im."

"Thank you."

"Wheah is Mush?"

"Um, he's wrestling with Spot."

"Oh we'se sent Jason ta find im and he nevah came back."

"Oh that's because he's standing in there."

"Could ya tell dem ta get in heah already?"

"I can try, I can't promise he'll listen."

"Tanks Angel."

"You're welcome." I then went back to the sanctuary where I found Spot, Mush and Jason talking and laughing.

"Hey um Blink is getting worried about ya'll." I said walking up to them.

"Oh yeah I was suppose to get you two to go get ready." Jason said.

"Somebody's got a short attention span."

"What?"

"You heard me."

"Someone is-"

"Thanks Angel lets go guys." Mush said giving Jason a sharp look.

"Hehe." I laughed seeing Mush defend me. I went to the girls dressing room and tripped over someone's shoe when I walked into the room.

"AHH!" I screeched. "What the heck?"

"Angelica…" my Aunt Karen warned. She hated swearing.

"Sorry, but that hurt!" I said rubbing my ankle.

"You're not hurt are you?" Dodger asked.

"Only my pride." We were all crowding around the mirror putting our makeup on when I noticed Media looking uncertain. Her mom then left the room to make sure everything was in order.

"You okay Media?" I asked pulling her aside.

"I'm freaking out!" she hissed not wanting anyone to hear.

"Why?"

"What if I'm not supposed to be with him?"

"Sweetie I think if that was the case something would have happened by now, you've been dating him what 5 years?"

"What if this is the something? And it's 2 years!"

"Wh-te uh. I meant before now. Cleary he's thought this through."

"How do you know?"

"He asked to marry you didn't he?"

"Yes…"

"That means he's thought it through."

"I don't know why I'm like this but … gah I hate being nervous!"

"Are you always like this when you're nervous?"

"Ya know how when we go on trips I like to triple check everything to make sure it's okay? This is like 50 times worse."

"Oy Vey."

"How's my eye liner?"

"Fine. Just like you."

"Hehe."

"There we go."

"You and Jack are soo much alike."

"What is that suppose to mean?"

"He talked to me once and I smiled and he gave me that same response."

"Because you're usually not like this."

"Right, okay, I am calm."

"Yes you are."

"What if I trip?"

"You won't that's my job. You can trip in my wedding."

"I don't want you to trip."

"I won't I'm just playing. Breath child breath."

"I am breathing….I need to relax, make me laugh."

"I can't do that on command."

"PLEASE????"

"Oh all right fine. Okay remember the time we were in Target, you had to buy "feminine products", and you ran and grabbed them while I was standing with the cart and you threw them in right as I moved because there was a guy coming so I had to move. And you almost hit him in the face with them. You remember?"

"Oh yeah, hehe, that wow you didn't let me live it down for a month."

"Hehehe. That was me."

"Cool, I'll think of that during the ceremony and randomly start laughing."

"Better then crying."

"Unless they're tears of joy."

"True. Okay, you ready?"

"Wait, need lip gloss."

"Hurry!"

"All right gheez." We dashed to our spot outside the sanctuary and waited for the music. The first strains of The Bridal March filled the air, signaling us to start moving down the aisle. We began our slow march down to the alter where the groomsmen stood waiting. We got there and paused a moment for the track to restart as Media began walking down. She stood in the doorway wearing a white halter that came to a "V" and laced up above a simple flared skirt with a short flowing train. Her hair was pinned up with loose ringlets hanging down, framing her face. Her bouquet consisted of pink roses tied together with strands of white and champagne colored silk. She seemed to float down the aisle and seemed to be completely at peace, which was the polar opposite of how she was a few short minutes ago when I had left her. She got to the altar and the pastor asked her dad, "Who gives this woman away?" to which her dad replied.

"I do." He said giving Media a kiss on the cheek before giving her to Mush.

The two walked up to the stage and stood in front of the pastor who started a sermon on what it meant to love each other and what it meant to be married.

"Note to self, get a different pastor." I thought to myself because it seemed to lag.

"And now for the vows, Aaron would you like to say anything to Aleisha?" Mush nodded.

"I, Aaron, take you, Aleisha, to be my friend, my lover, the mother of my children and my wife. I will be yours in times of plenty and in times of want, in times of sickness and in times of health, in times of joy and in times of sorrow, in times of failure and in times of triumph. I promise to cherish and respect you, to care and protect you, to comfort and encourage you, and stay with you, for all eternity."

"And do you Aleisha have anything to say to Aaron?" The pastor asked. Media nodded as well, biting her lip.

"I Aleisha, take you Mu-er Aaron to be my husband, my partner in life and my one true love. I will cherish our union and love you more each day than I did the day before. I will trust you and respect you, laugh with you and cry with you, loving you faithfully through good times and bad, regardless of the obstacles we may face together. I give you my hand, my heart, and my love, from this day forward for as long as we both shall live"

I tried my hardest not to laugh when she almost called him Mush. The pastor then got to the important part of the wedding.

"Do you Aaron Gabriel Lohr take Aleisha to be your lawfully wedded wife through sickness and health, for richer or poorer, in good times and in bad so long as you both shall live?"

"I do." Mush replied.

"And do you Aleisha Marie Burman take Aaron to be lawfully wedded husband through sickness and health, for richer or poorer, in good times and in bad, so long as you both shall live?"

"I do." Media smiled.

"Then by the power vested in me by the State of Texas and the Holy Trinity, I now pronounce you man and wife, you may now kiss your bride." It was then Mush who smiled before kissing Media.

"And now presenting, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Lohr." The pastor said to a thunderous applause. The cameras flashed as Media and Mush exited the sanctuary, followed by the rest of us.

"So help me if Jason tries to hit on me I'm going to stab him in the eye with my fork." I thought as we walked down the aisle. The wedding party made their way into the reception area first when Media was able to escape and come over to me for a second.

"Hey, we're seating the bridesmaids on my side of the table and the groomsmen on Mush's side so you don't have to sit by Jason."

"You are a life saver."

"However we do have to take a butt load of pictures before we eat and you will most likely have to stand with him then."

"Ugh." I shuddered.

"Why do you dislike him so much?"

"I swear yesterday he tried to grab my butt!"

"That wouldn't surprise me, he seems fairly spastic."

"Yeah it doesn't really surprise me, but my butt is the property of someone else."

"It's okay, Mush and him were wrestling and Mush beat the crap out of him, so if he tries anything it will be taken care of."

"Yay. I'm gonna miss you!"

"You're going to be in New York, you'll be preoccupied."

"But you won't be living with me anymore!"

"No, I will be replaced by a 19 year old boy."

"Yeah that despises my boyfriend."

"Nuh uh, they haven't fought in ages."

"Spot also hasn't walked in on us making out, like you did several times."

"Well maybe you should hang a tie outside the door so I know to knock really loud."

"I didn't think you'd be home that early."

"Well now you know what to do for Spot, because he won't laugh about it."

"Aye."

"Angel, Media, we have to take pictures!" Dodger yelled.

"We're coming!"

"I swear there were times when I thought she was going to rip my ring off."

"Hehe, now that she's taken over my old job, she's happy…she spends all day everyday with Blink."

"That hotel is like a match making service."

"Yeah it is…weird."

"Stop talkin so we can take da pictahs!" Spot yelled.

"Would you be patient?"

"I'm hungry, no!"

"You're always hungry!"

"And you two are going to be living together."

"I'm never going to have food, between him and Jack!"

"Eat it on the way there."

"I can only eat so much in one sitting, unlike the bottomless pit over there."

"Babe, Angel, come on." Mush said walking over.

"Fine."

"Lead the way baby." Media said.

"I intend to."

"What don't you trust me?" I asked.

"Uh, you didn't trip good for you."

"No, but your wife over here almost called you the wrong name."

"Technically they're both his names. And that was really embarrassing."

"But funny."

"My wife…huh." Mush thought out loud.

"What are you rambling about?"

"It's just new."

"And a little weird…"

"Yeah, I'm not, well I haven't been single for quite a few years, but now I'm definitely not!" Media said grinning.

"I think she's going to have that grin plastered on her face for at least a month." I said.

"Oh, you might want to talk to creepy Jason." Media told Mush.

"Why?"

"He grabbed Acorn's butt at the rehearsal."

"Yeah, that was why Jack was glaring at him."

"All right, I'll handle him."

"Thank you."

"How is it you two are close anyway?" Media asked.

"We did a lot of crazy things together when we were kids, but he was always there."

"Oh"

"Just so long as no one gives him Corona, he's good."

"Note to self, burn the beer!"

"That's why there's no alcohol at the wedding."

"Ah, smart one ya got here Media." I said in my best Aussie accent.

"I think so too." She said mimicking me.

"You'd think after all these years I'd be used to you two doing that." Mush said.

"Well, get used to it, because we're going to keep doing it." I said laughing as we walked up to take the pictures.

"You're not going to talk to our kids like that are you?" Mush asked Media.

"No, I'll use my English accent on them."

"Wow,"

WE endured what seemed like an eternity of photography and were finally released to eat. The time for speeches came and Jason's was surprisingly well and I followed up with sound advice and a funny story. The rest of the evening was spent dancing the night away until they left for the Bahamas on their honeymoon.

On the way home Jack and I finally got to spend some time together.

"You look good in a tux." I told him.

"It's choking me."

"Eeh. Yeah, I feel like this thing is going to fall off of me." I said indicating to my mid-calf length, spaghetti strapped, baby blue silk dress.

"But it didn't."

"No thank the Lord on high."

"Hehe,"

"What?"

"Nah, it ain't propah foh me ta say."

"Jack, you've known me for 8 months, you should know by now that proper isn't really in my vocabulary."

"Aight, and I only say dis cause ya drivin and ya can't hoit me."

"Will you get on with it?"

"I don't tink it'd be a bad ting if it fell off now."

"Wow. I think that was a rare embarrassing moment not caused by my family."

"Ya said I could tell ya."

"Yeah, just so long as it doesn't leave the car."

"It won't."

"When are we leaving for New York?"

"Uh tammarrah noonish."

"Okay, what time do we need to leave?"

"Da plane leaves at 12:30, we should be dere an hour befoh, so bout 9:30."

"Okay, so get up at 9 then."

"Yep."

"Cause after today, I need all the sleep I can get."

"Yeah Dreamah said ya was up pretty late."

"Yeah…Spades started talking in her sleep."

"Davie snohs."

"Ew"

"He ain't woise dan Spot dough."

"Yeah needless to say, if his snoring doesn't get any better, I'll smother him in his sleep! I feel sorry for the girl he marries!"

"Yeah one night when we was all hangin out, Ace actually slept trough his snohin."

"Wow."

"Yeah she sleeps deepah dan you do."

"Only once I'm out, and then you just have to turn the light on to wake me up."

"Yeah, so dat means we gotta move Media's stuff inta Mush's apahtment when we get back."

"And move Spot's in."

"Who needs da gym when ya movin."

"Yeah, oh that reminds me…uh we need to be more careful about making out in the living room. Spot won't laugh at it like Media did."

"Oh he won't laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh like Media did."

"She laughed even more after you left. And no he won't…at all."

"Aight."

"Sorry, I just want to keep you around for a while."

"Yeah, I'd invite ya ovah ta me place moh but Blink and Dodgah ah always dere."

"Don't they see each other enough at work?"

"Apahantly dey'se goin foh da 24/7 approach."

"Ah…that doesn't surprise me in the least."

"So do ya have any food? Cause da dancing made me hungry."

"Babe, I had a house full of girls last night, no I don't have any food. We'll stop somewhere."

"Ya know ya goils always seem so propah, but ya eat like no oddah!"

"We get hungry…"

"Ya like mini voisions a Spot or sumptin."

"Or something."

"Aight where we gonna eat?"

"How about Taco Bueno?"

"Aight."

WE got our food and headed home where we ate and went to bed before getting up the next morning at 9 to catch a flight to New York.

We caught our flight on time and survived the flight even though there were several children crying and screaming the entire time. As soon as we got our bags and headed to our hotel Jack commented on the screaming children.

"We ain't nevah havin kids!"

"I don't really think there's anything we can do love."

"What does dat mean?"

"That if God wants you to have a kid, you're going to have a kid."

"But not dose kids."

"No, please for the love of all that is holy no!"

"So when we have kids, how ah we gonna discipline dem?"

"Uh, how about we cross that bridge when we come to it?"

"Aight."

"So how many do you want?"

"How bout we cross dat bridge when we come to it?"

"Dork. If we have a boy, I want to name him after my brother."

"Spot?"

"No, I am not going to give my kid four names. Joshua Ryan."

"I can live wid dat."

"I'm glad. Because then he would have four names."

"Yes we'se established dat."

"What about you?"

"What about me?"

"Is there a specific name you want to name a child?"

"Roba."

"What?"

"Afta growin up in da family ya did, I figgahed ya'd be used ta sahcasm by now."

"I'm tired. But seriously."

"Me muddah's foist name was Charity, so sumptin wid dat in dere."

"Hmm. Like Isabelle Charity?"

"Dat's catchy."

"I think it is."

"Aight let's go sight seein befoh we go ta da meetin."

"Sounds good to me. I miss this place."

"Ya bruddah told me bout a pahk ya used ta play in when ya was kids."

"I'm surprised he remembered it, he was only 2."

"Well his muddah had ta help im."

"Now that sounds like Spot."

"Anyway. Let's go check it out."

"Cool."

"To da subway."

"The one thing I DON'T miss." I said as we squeezed into the subway.

"How can ya not like da subway?"

"I'm claustrophobic in crowds."

We spent the rest of the day sightseeing places that we had known growing up before heading to the business meeting that we were there for. After the meeting, we went to dinner and headed back to our hotel to sleep. I woke up the next day to Jack singing in the shower. I tried going back to sleep but his singing was so loud I was surprised that my family back home couldn't hear it.

"Good mornin Angel!" He said when he came out.

"Too early!" I grumbled pulling the pillow over my head.

"Aight ya can sleep foh a few moh hours while I visit some friends, or ya can come wid me."

"Are these the ones that you always talk about?"

"I talk about alla dem."

"I meant the main ones, Crutchy, Boots, Pie Eater, Dutchy, Snoddy, et cetera."

"Dey would be da ones."

"Are you kidding, I finally get to meet these people? Heck yes I'm going." I said crawling out of bed.

"Then hurry up bed head."

"Shut up." I said pegging him with a pillow.

"Ya so abusive."

"Don't even go there!"

"Whatevah, get in da showah befoh ya kill me."

"Why would I want to kill you?"

"I dunno, cause ya tiahed and grumpy?"

"Am not."

"I'll take ya woid foh it."

I got in and out of the shower and a short time later we left to go meet Jack's friends over lunch.

"Ya wanna go ta da theatah?"

"Yeah that sounds nice."

"Aight, let's go."

"Yay, off to see where you grew up."

"Yep, got a lotta memries dere."

"I hear ya. I think we visited every childhood memory I had here yesterday."

"Guess we need ta make some new ones."

"Already have."

"Ya say dat now."

"Yes indeed I do…what are you doing?"

"I'se just-what ah ya talkin bout?"

"You have been fiddling with something in your pocket all day!"

"Dat's because it's uh, delivery dat I have ta give ta someone and I wanna make shoh nuttin happens to it."

"Oh do we need to go somewhere else before the theater?"

"Nah, da theatah is da spot."

"Okay." I said as we entered the building.

"Aight so, let's begin in da dressin room."

"Okay…what is this the grand tour?"

"As a mattah a fact yep."

"Oh okay."

"I remembah I was rushin befoh a show and I stabbed me eye and it got all red."

"Ow. What did you miss with your mascara?"

"Eyelinah."

"Oh even worse."

"Yeah foh a second Medda tought I was doin drugs cause it was all glazed ovah and bloodshot."

"That is funny."

"Yep, and ovah heah we have what we call da dungeon undah da stage."

"That's what we call ours too." I giggled.

"I tink it's a univahsal ting."

"Yeah."

"And let's go upstaihs ta da private booths."

"Okay, lead on."

"Aight."

WE walked upstairs and toured the box seats, the regular seats, and all the places in between.

"Ya wanna go up in da raftahs?"

"I'm scared of heights."

"Right, da stage, yeah da stage."

"Okay."

"Oh uh it has a great view lookin out ovah da crowd."

"Like you actually notice when you're on it…"

"I do sometimes."

"How, the lights blind me…which is good so I don't get nervous."

"Sometimes dey play wid da lights so foh a brief second ya can see da audience."

"Ah."

"Yep, heah's da stage."

"It looks like a stage."

"But it's not just any stage."

"And why is that?"

"Because dis is wheah it all stahted, it's me past."

"Oh, well it's a very lovely stage."

"And it's wheah I make me futah."

"Huh?"

"Aight, dis is odd, da one time I need woids, dey ain't comin ta me."

"What on earth are you talking about?" Jack pulled the object out of his pocket and opened it turning it towards me. Before I could see what it was the little box snapped shut on his finger.

"OW!" He said shaking his hand and pulling his finger out.

"What the heck, you okay?"

"Dis shouldn't be dat hahd, alight."

"What are you talking about?"

"I'se just gotta do it."

"Do what?!"

"Angel, ya met me when I was, well it was a bad time in me life an if it weren't foh ya I don't tink I woulda pulled through. An so I'se come ta see dat not only am I lost widout ya, I can't I don't know how ta live widout ya now so, will ya mahhy me?" he asked again opening the box without it closing on his hand. Inside was a white gold half-carat square cut diamond ring.

"Mmhm." I nodded in glee. A wide smile spread across his face and he slipped the ring on my finger.

"Heya Angel."

"Yes?"

"We'se really engaged now."

"Mmhm."

"YES!"

"I feel the same way." We found Medda and told her the news she was happy as were all of Jack's friends and so were my parents when I called them. My mom started laughing then crying then laughing again very loudly in my ear. The rest of the week flew by and all I wanted to do was get married but that would take a little time. I tried calling Media but her cell was off since they didn't want to be disturbed, and not wanting to leave a message telling her the news I just asked her to call me back.